Diseases

Foreign-Body Migration

Migration of a foreign body from its original location to some other location in the body.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Migration of a foreign body from its original location to some other location in the body.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Foreign Body Migration
  • Foreign-Body Migrations
  • Migration, Foreign-Body
  • Migrations, Foreign-Body

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

91(75); was FOREIGN BODY MIGRATION see under FOREIGN BODIES 1975-90

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Foreign-Body Migration. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005548. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005548
  2. Foreign-Body Migration. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54974186